أَلَم تَرَني وَيَحيى قَد حَجَجنا

أَلَم تَرَني وَيَحيى قَد حَجَجنا

وَكانَ الحَجُّ مِن خَيرِ التِجارَه

وَكانَ الحَجُّ مِن خَيرِ التِجارَه

Did you not see that Yahya and I had made the pilgrimage?

Did you not see me and Yahya, we made the pilgrimage

And pilgrimage was among the best of trades.

And the pilgrimage was the best trade

خَرَجنا طالِبَي خَيرٍ وَبِرٍّ

خَرَجنا طالِبَي خَيرٍ وَبِرٍّ

فَمالَ بِنا الطَريقُ إِلى زُرارَه

فَمالَ بِنا الطَريقُ إِلى زُرارَه

We set out, both seeking goodness and piety,

We set out seeking goodness and righteousness

Then the road turned us toward Zurara.

But our path turned towards Zararah

فَعادَ الناسُ قَد غَنِموا وَحَجّوا

فَعادَ الناسُ قَد غَنِموا وَحَجّوا

وَأُبنا مُوَقَرَينَ مِنَ الخَسارَه

وَأُبنا مُوَقَرَينَ مِنَ الخَسارَه

Then the people returned, having profited and made the pilgrimage,

The people returned, having profited and made the pilgrimage

And we returned, both laden with loss.

While we returned utterly destitute and in loss